zakwear

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   by zakwear 5y ago

   There is no guarantee of this. Very possible the satellites can break up and cause junk/collisions. They are too bright and block astronomers already: https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/im
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   by zakwear 5y ago

   Yeah, it is crazy! Crazy more expensive and wasteful than installing land lines. People in the developing world are not going to pay a high enough price to float this business. The vast majority of people in rich countries have cheaper and
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   by zakwear 5y ago

   StarLink is probably a failed financial model before it is even completed. They aren't the first-mover, either. HughesNet provides better service at a lower price, and they only have to keep 3 satellites operating at outer orbit. StarL